Author: Christie Williams

Class of 2024 Welcomed with COVID-19-Related Curricular Modifications

On July 27, the class of 2024 students began their osteopathic odyssey by opening their laptops and diligently watching lectures from their homes. Though a different experience than expected without the traditional white coat ceremony or orientation week, the first-year students at both the Fort Lauderdale/Davie and Tampa Bay Regional campuses remained excited. To replicate the classroom experience in some form, they took to social media to document the process of getting their scrubs and white coats delivered, taking photos on campus, meeting their new academic society peers, and sharing their thoughts on their first week of medical school.

One of the many safety measures NSU-KPCOM has instilled during the COVID-19 pandemic is the continuation of online classes with its bachelor’s, master’s, and D.O. programs. The D.O. curriculum has undergone the most changes, as classes have been rearranged to front-load lectures and backload laboratories.

While some lab experiences have been converted to an online platform, all classes requiring interpersonal contact have been moved to the winter term for the time being. With exams, lectures, and rotations converted to online, the college has made sure all student services will be available via Zoom, such as counseling (career, academic, and financial), tutoring, and psychological support, along with the use of campus buildings with masks and social-distancing guidelines in place.

If the college decides to offer in-person classes, it will be an option for students to select during the fall term—not a requirement. The KPCOM aims to resume its usual operations in-person in January 2021.

NSU’s Vice President for Office of Research and Technology Transfer Appointed to Palm Beach County’s Life Science Advisory Council 

Gary Margules, Sc.D.

Recently, Gary Margules, Sc.D., vice president for the Office of Research and Technology Transfer, joined NSU president, George Hanbury, Ph.D., to serve on Palm Beach County’s Life Science Advisory Council. Margules is also a member on the executive board of Life Sciences South Florida.

Both the Palm Beach and South Florida life sciences clusters serve to bring together universities, industry partners, and other organizations in order to drive economic growth through education, research, and technology. These clusters allow for collaboration and innovation to take place. NSU is well-positioned for inclusion in these clusters, due to its high research activity; advanced academic programs in health care, business, and computing; and connections to industry partners.

To learn more about Palm Beach County’s Life Sciences Cluster visit lifehelix.org. You can also find information on Life Sciences South Florida at lifesciencessf.org.

Sunshine State Conference Announces Postponement of Fall Competitions

 

Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and with the health, safety and well-being of student-athletes given highest priority, the Sunshine State Conference Presidents Council announced the postponement of all scheduled competitions in the fall sports season.For NSU, the affected sports include men’s soccer, women’s soccer, men’s cross country, women’s cross country and women’s volleyball.

Fall competition schedules for the spring sports of women’s tennis, men’s golf, women’s golf, baseball, softball and women’s rowing will also be postponed. It will be decided no later than October 1, 2020, as to whether the winter sports of men’s basketball, women’s basketball, men’s swimming and women’s swimming can compete in the fall 2020 semester.

Read more, here.

 

9th Entrepreneur Summit Virtual Conference

NSU is proud to partner with Hispanic Unity of Florida’s (HUF) 2020 Entrepreneur Summit. The learning and networking event showcases the variety of businesses that contribute to South Florida’s economy. In response to the global COVID-19 pandemic, this year’s E-Summit will be conducted as a virtual event.

Components of this year’s E-Summit will be held every Wednesday in August from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Education Professor Published in the World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology Journal

Hui Fang Huang “Angie” Su, Ed.D.

 

Hui Fang Huang “Angie” Su, Ed.D.,  Professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at the Abraham S. Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal Justice, co-published a study which was part of the funded project entitled, “Systemic interventions of Project MIND (Math Is Not Difficult) and Solution-Focused Brief Therapy for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and their families.” It was generously funded by the Chiang Ching-Kuo Foundation for International Scholarly Exchange, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.

This study aimed to provide a practical, systematic, and comprehensive intervention for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and found that the systemic interventions of Project MIND significantly improved the mathematical and cognitive abilities in children with autism. The results of this study may lead to a major change in effective and adequate health care services for children with ASD and their families.  Dr. Su created Project MIND – Math Is Not Difficult in 1988.  The unique program utilizes innovative strategies and instructional models designed to get all students, including children with special needs, along with teachers of all abilities and grade levels excited about mathematics through games, stories, poems, songs, art, puzzles, mental math activities, and competitions for all children.

Dr. Su published the study with Dr. Leanne Lai, Professor of Biostatistics and Research Design at  NSU’s College of Pharmacy, Dr. Pei-Fen Li,  Assistant Professor at NSU’s Department of Family Therapy, Dr. Mei-Hwei Ho, Associate Professor in the Department of Special Education at National University of Tainan, and Mrs. Yu-Wen Chiu, who serves as a clinical psychologist and teaching assistant at the Department of Psychiatry, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Taiwan specializing in children and adolescent mental illness consultation.

The paper can be found in the World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology Journal [Educational and Pedagogical Sciences] Online ISSN: 1307-6892. You may access the article at https://publications.waset.org/educational-and-pedagogical-sciences.

 

NSU President Hanbury Offers Support and Reminds NSU Community of Essential Safety Procedures

This is a challenging time for all of us, and I thank you all once again for your work and sacrifice to help our students and our university community continue to thrive during these unprecedented conditions. I’ve spoken with many of you, and with many students and parents as well, and I understand the various levels of concern and anxiety that many of you are facing. Some people are eager to get back to campus, back to “normal.” Others are cautious and want to be sure their work and campus environments will be as safe as possible.

Everyone feels the pressures differently right now, and I appreciate the focus and commitment it requires to keep doing your best to maintain your professionalism during these troubled times. I also realize that many of you, in addition to health and work pressures, are also juggling significant family commitments and needs. You’re busy making arrangements to care properly for your children, your parents or older relatives, or may be worrying about your extended family who may be far away.

I have spoken with senior leadership to remind their faculty and supervisors that, while we must be diligent in enacting and enforcing our COVID-19 provisions to make the campus, workplace and learning environments as safe as possible, another essential part of this effort is to remember to be understanding and as flexible as we can be as we bring faculty and staff from remote work to on-site assignments. We will continue to support all of our employees, whatever their working conditions. The same goes for students, who need to follow the COVID-19 guidelines, but who also need attention and flexibility to balance their academic requirements with safety practices and the distractions of this unprecedented pandemic.

The Return of the Sharks Faculty and Staff Guide distributed last month has provided you with a comprehensive look at the safety requirements in place at all NSU locations. The required practices are simple and straight-forward: mandatory face coverings, mandatory physical distancing, frequent hand washing or sanitizing, regular cleaning and disinfection of surfaces, self-monitoring for fever or symptoms, and staying home to self-isolate preventatively if symptomatic. You will be receiving two NSU face coverings, but you are welcome to use your own.

We consider these to be essential rules of behavior that MUST be followed for everyone’s sake. The best way we can keep our community safer is to enforce proper safety procedures among the entire community. That’s why there will be zero tolerance for improper noncompliance. Those employees, students, or visitors who do not follow appropriate COVID-19 safety requirements will face measures ranging from corrective counseling to removal from campus to disciplinary actions as outlined in the employee and student handbooks.

MANDATORY COVID-19 TRAINING
All NSU faculty and staff are required to complete an online COVID-19 training module, which will be made available by Monday, July 27, and must be completed by or before Monday, Aug. 17. The link to the training will be made available to you by email by July 27.

WE ARE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER
If we all follow the COVID-19 safety protocols, our environment will be much safer for all of us. In addition to following these safety practices yourself — at all times — please help reinforce these practices among students, colleagues, and our community. If you see someone at NSU who is NOT following the COVID-19 safety rules, please ask them to comply in the best interest of everyone’s safety. If they do not cooperate, you have a number of options:

  • If it’s a colleague or co-worker, and you’ve asked them wear a mask or follow some other COVID-19 protocol but they refuse, please notify the person’s supervisor or your Human Resources (HR) contact.
  • If it’s a student who refuses your request to follow guidelines, you can alert Dr. Michelle Manley in the Division of Student Affairs at (954) 262-7482 or mmichell@nova.edu or report the incident to a Public Safety officer at (954) 262-8999.
  • If you ask someone to comply with COVID-19 protocols and they become argumentative or aggressive, please remove yourself from the situation and dial Public Safety immediately for assistance at (954) 262-8999.

In the event of inadvertent non-compliance by faculty or staff, their supervisor will have a conversation with the employee regarding the necessity and importance of following the COVID-19 safety work rules. Any intentional non-compliance or repeated instances of inadvertent non-compliance will be addressed through the NSU disciplinary process.

As a reminder, I’ve attached a handout with the key safety rules taken from Return of the Sharks Faculty and Staff Guide as well as additional details explaining what steps employees should follow if they (a) experience symptoms, (b) receive a positive test result, or (c) are contacted by the health department and instructed to self-quarantine as part of a contact tracing effort. Hopefully, such incidents will be few and far between in our community, but, as with any risk, it’s best to know what to do in advance. Also, please keep in mind that many people who do experience symptoms or even test positive for COVID-19 have mild, moderate or even no serious symptoms. Many choose to continue to take classes or work remotely, if that’s an option and they feel up to it. There are choices for employees so affected, and NSU managers, COVID-19 Coordinators and HR reps in every college and unit are trained to support and guide you every step of the way.

When you became a Shark, you joined a team—a team built on surviving and thriving. As Sharks, we share a responsibility to use our best efforts so that members of the NSU community are taking the proper precautions to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus.

I know we will all do our part. We will practice the safety protocols and help others observe them as well. Together, we will prevail. Fins up! Masks up!

 

 

Conflict Resolution Studies Alumnus Interviewed by the Venezuelan Iberoamerican Maritime Law Institute

Eugenio Moreno, M.S.

Eugenio Moreno, M.S., graduate of the master’s program in the Department of Conflict Resolution Studies (DCRS) in the Halmos College of Arts and Sciences and the Guy Harvey Oceanographic Research Center (HCAS), was interviewed by the Venezuelan Iberoamerican Maritime Law Institute. The vice president of the institute, Maria Grazia Blanco, conducted the interview. Moreno’s topic was on the art of mediation and its use in maritime business.

Moreno is a Venezuelan maritime attorney and consultant. He is also a Florida Supreme Court certified mediator, certified in Circuit Civil, Family, and County mediation. He is a current doctoral student in DCRS. Moreno’s interview may be accessed at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-zidxEae3Q&feature=youtu.be

NSU’s Vice President for Advancement Recertified as a Certified Fund Raising Executive

Terry Mularkey, M.S., CFRE,

Last month, Terry Mularkey, M.S., CFRE, Vice President for Advancement and Chief of Staff, was recertified as a Certified Fundraising Executive (CFRE).

The CFRE credential is granted by CFRE International and certifies that individuals have met a series of standards that demonstrate fundraising achievement. This voluntary achievement also requires that individuals pass a written exam and agree to upholding Accountability Standards and the Donor Bill of Rights.

“The CFRE certification signifies a confident, ethical fundraising professional,” according to the official press release from CFRE International. Mularkey joins more than 6,900 professionals around the world who hold this designation.

Read the full press release: CFREPressRelease

NSU Announces New Leadership Appointments

NSU is pleased to announce several leadership appointments.

Ronald J. Chenail, Ph.D., will serve as provost and executive vice president for Academic Affairs; Steven I. Kaltman, DMD, MD, FACS, has been named dean of the College of Dental Medicine; José Roberto (Beto) Juárez, Jr., J.D., will become the Dean of the Shepard Broad College of Law; and Terry Mularkey will lead as vice president of Advancement and Community Relations.

“We are entering a very exciting chapter in this institution’s history as  we strategically realign ourselves for Vision 2025,” said Dr. George L. Hanbury, president and CEO of NSU. “These individuals’ leadership, academic and professional skills will be instrumental as NSU continues its upward trajectory in becoming a preeminent university.”

Ronald J. Chenail, Ph.D., Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs

Ronald J. Chenail, Ph.D.,

Ronald Chenail, Ph.D. has been named provost and executive vice president for Academic Affairs. Since assuming an interim role on July 1, 2019, Dr. Chenail has exhibited exemplary leadership in guiding NSU’s transition to a fully online instructional delivery platform during winter semester and preparing for the Return of the Sharks this fall. Among other achievements, Dr. Chenail has worked to develop Vision 2025 and its accompanying five-year strategic plans, onboarding three new deans, launching the Learning and Education Center, and overseeing the integration of the College of Medical Sciences into the Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Allopathic Medicine.

Dr. Chenail joined then Nova University in 1989 as an assistant professor of Family Therapy and director of the Institute for Systemic Therapy. In 1991, Dr. Chenail was promoted to the dean of the School of Social and Systemic Studies. In 1999, he was named assistant to the president for Academic Affairs. He served in that capacity until 2004, when he was named the vice president for Research, Planning, and Governmental Affairs. Dr. Chenail was promoted to full professor rank in 2003. In 2007, his title was changed to vice president for Institutional Effectiveness and he served in that role until 2012. In 2013, Dr. Chenail became NSU’s associate provost and served in that position until being named interim provost in 2019.

Since 1990, he has been part of 14 grants and contracts totally more than $6.5 million, published more than 130 publications including seven books, and given more than 200 formal academic presentations at conferences and meetings. Dr. Chenail is editor-in-chief of the Journal of Divorce and Remarriage and The Qualitative Report.

Dr. Chenail earned his B.A. in History from St. Bonaventure University, M.Ed. in Educational Psychology-Counseling from the University of Houston and Ph.D. in Family Therapy from then Nova University.

Steven Kaltman, DMD, MD FACS, Dean of the College of Dental Medicine

Steven Kaltman, DMD, MD, FACS, has been appointed dean of NSU’s College of Dental Medicine; he had been serving as interim dean of the college since June 2019. During his interim deanship, Dr. Kaltman demonstrated an exceptional commitment to necessary change, the ability to develop a consensus that would allow change to be undertaken effectively and, most importantly, a true vision to ensure that the college continues to ascend in national prominence.

Over the course of many years, Dr. Kaltman has made significant contributions to the advancement of the college. He joined the faculty as professor and chair of the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery in 2000 and is the founding chief of the Residency Program in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.  Since its inception in 2002, the program has matured into a nationally recognized training program known for its commitment to provide excellent patient care, contribute to basic and clinical research, and train the future practitioners and academic leaders of the Oral and Maxillofacial surgery profession. Dr. Kaltman also served as associate dean for hospital and extra-mural affairs and vice chief, Department of Surgery Memorial Regional Hospital.

Dr. Kaltman has participated on numerous national boards and committees. He had the honor to serve as president of both the American College of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons and Pennsylvania Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons.  He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and has been inducted as a Fellow in American College of Surgeons and the American Academy of Craniomaxillofacial Surgeons. He has lectured extensively both nationally and internationally and published numerous publications and book chapters.

Dr. Kaltman is a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh, School of Dental Medicine and Medical College of Pennsylvania/Hahnemann University Health Sciences School of Medicine. He completed his residency in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and Montefiore University Hospital.

José Roberto (Beto) Juárez, Jr., J.D., Dean of the Shepard Broad College of Law

José Roberto (Beto) Juárez, Jr., J.D.,

José Roberto Juárez, Jr., J.D., will commence his appointment on August 1, 2020. As dean, he will serve as the chief academic and administrative officer of the College of Law, working with a diverse community of faculty, students, staff, and alumni to continue to develop the college as a premier learning community focused on what students need to practice law in the complex, modern workplace.

Currently, Professor Juarez is a tenured professor of law and director of the Lawyering in Spanish program at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law. He served as dean of Denver Law from 2006 to 2009. During his time as Dean of Denver Law, Professor Juárez implemented programs that increased that college’s bar passage rate from 69% in July 2005 to 91% in July 2009. In addition, he raised $15 million and increased the number of nationally recognized programs at Denver Law from two to five.

Professor Juarez also co-founded the Deans’ Diversity Council and the non-profit organization spun off from the Council: The Center for Legal Inclusiveness. He is currently serving a second term as Co-President of the Society of American Law Teachers (SALT), one of the largest organizations of law professors in the United States.

A graduate of Stanford University and the University of Texas School of Law, Juárez was a civil rights attorney with the Mexican American Legal Defense & Educational Fund (MALDEF) in Texas and in California from 1983 to 1990. Professor Juárez’s publications are numerous and noteworthy and focused in the fields of legal history, law and religion, civil rights, and language rights.

Terry Mularkey, Chief of Staff and Vice President of Advancement and Community Relations

Terry Mularkey,

Terry Mularkey currently serves as the NSU president’s chief of staff and will maintain those responsibilities as he takes on the role of vice president of Advancement and Community Relations. He joined NSU in 2014 as the executive director for Development and Community Relations. In his role, he led the fundraising efforts for the university, including academic colleges, nonacademic units and eight campuses. Mularkey also led the development team for the Realizing Potential Campaign for NSU, with a goal of $250 million, which was completed three years early, and has raised more than $275 million to-date.

Prior to starting his fundraising career, Mularkey served as a U.S. Army officer on active duty for 21 years until retiring with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. He served and managed staffs in the military including The Joint Staff in the Pentagon. His numerous assignments and deployments include leadership positions in Italy, Germany, Panama, Grenada, Turkey, and Iraq and awards of distinction including the Legion of Merit, Joint Meritorious Service Medal (3x), the Department of Defense (DOD) Humanitarian Service Medal (3x),  the U.S. Army Ranger Tab, the U.S. Army Special Forces Tab, Master Parachutist Wings and the U.S. Army Aviator Wings.

Mularkey is a native of Fort Lauderdale and a graduate of Mercer University, where he was commissioned an officer of the United States Army. He holds a Masters of Aeronautical Science from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, is a graduate of The U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, and The Armed Forces Staff College.

Halmos College Faculty Participates in ASBMB Virtual Conference on Online Teaching

This summer, Halmos College faculty member Santanu De, Ph.D. represented NSU in a one-day virtual conference on “Best practices in online teaching for BMB classrooms”. Organized by the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB) Student Chapters, this Zoom meeting was attended by over 120 faculty from institutions across the world.

The purpose of this meeting was to provide direct access to experts in online teaching. There were presentations and discussions on topics such as synchronous, asynchronous, and hybrid teaching along with virtual labs and assessment during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology is an international nonprofit scientific and educational organization. With over 11,000 members made up of students, researchers, educators and industry professionals, the ASBMB is one of the largest molecular life science societies in the world. Founded in 1906, the ASBMB’s mission is to advance the science of biochemistry and molecular biology and to promote the understanding of the molecular nature of life processes.

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